BILL NUMBER: SB 876	CHAPTERED  09/29/00

	CHAPTER   838
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 29, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 28, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 31, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 31, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 29, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 25, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 18, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 27, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 6, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   FEBRUARY 24, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 29, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 17, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 13, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 5, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Escutia
   (Principal coauthor:  Assembly Member Cardoza)
   (Coauthor:  Senator Ortiz)
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Alquist, Bock, Jackson, Mazzoni,
Soto, and Washington)

                        FEBRUARY 25, 1999

   An act to amend Sections 42807, 42808, 42845, 42849, 42885, 42889,
42889.1, 42950, 42951, 42952, 42953, 42954, 42955, 42956, 42958,
42960, 42962, 42963, and 48100 of, to add Sections 42801.5, 42801.6,
42801.7, 42803.5, 42805.5, 42805.6, 42805.7, 42806.5, 42814, 42885.5,
42889.3, and 42889.4 to, to repeal Sections 42842, 42866, and 42959
of, and to repeal and add Sections 42843 and 42961.5 of, the Public
Resources Code, relating to waste and used tires.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 876, Escutia.  Waste and used tires.
   (1) Existing law contains varying definitions of "waste tire" for
purposes of the law governing major and minor waste tire facility
permits and other laws governing tire hauler registration.
   This bill would conform those definitions, and would specify that
the term "waste tire" includes a repairable tire, a scrap tire, and
an altered waste tire, but does not include a tire derived product,
crumb rubber, or a used tire.
   The bill would define the term "used tire," for purposes of those
laws, as a tire that is no longer mounted on a vehicle but is still
suitable for use as a vehicle tire.  The bill would require that a
used tire meet specified requirements and be stored in a rack or a
stack, but not in a pile, in a specified manner.  The bill would
additionally define the terms "altered waste tire," "baled tire,"
"crumb rubber," "new or used motor vehicle," "repairable tire," "tire
derived product," and "scrap tire" and would revise the definition
of the term "minor waste tire facility."
   (2) Existing law authorizes the board to suspend, deny, or revoke
a waste tire facility permit, if the applicant or holder has taken
specified actions.
   This bill would revise the procedures for the suspension, denial,
or revocation of a waste tire facility permit, including authorizing
the board to suspend, deny, or revoke a waste tire facility permit
for a period of up to 3 years, for a period of from 3 to 5 years, or
for a period of more than 5 years, depending upon the nature of the
violations.
   (3) Existing law requires any person who stores, stockpiles, or
accumulates waste tires in a specified manner, to clean up those
waste tires or abate the effects thereof, or in the case of
threatened pollution or nuisance, as defined, take other necessary
remedial action, upon the order of the board.  If a person fails to
comply with such order, the Attorney General is required, at the
request of the board, to petition the superior court for an
injunction to require compliance with that order.
   This bill would additionally require the district attorney or
county counsel to file such a petition and would require that the
Attorney General, the district attorney, or the county counsel file
the petition within 45 days of the discovery of the failure to comply
with the board's order, at the request of the board, thereby
creating a state-mandated local program by imposing new duties upon a
district attorney or county counsel.
   (4) Existing law requires every person who engages in the
transportation of waste tires to hold a valid waste tire hauler
registration, and requires any person engaged in the transportation
of waste tires to follow specified requirements.  Existing law
exempts persons who haul waste tires from registration, if specified
conditions are met.
   This bill would additionally subject persons who haul used tires
to those waste tire hauler requirements and would make conforming
changes.  The bill would additionally exempt from the registration
requirements a person who has received a specified authorization from
the enforcement agency or who complies with any additional
conditions for exemption, as approved by the California Integrated
Waste Management Board.
   (5) Under existing law, the board is authorized to suspend, deny,
or revoke a waste tire hauler registration.  Existing law also
provides that a person who violates the tire hauler requirements is
subject to a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation and
the board is authorized to impose an administrative penalty of up to
$1,000 for each violation.
   This bill would revise the conditions for the suspension, denial
or revocation of a waste and used tire hauler registration.
   This bill would provide for the imposition of civil penalties for
certain false statements or misrepresentations, increase the maximum
amount of the civil penalty that may be imposed for a violation to
$25,000 for each violation, and increase the maximum amount of the
administrative penalty that the board is authorized to impose to
$5,000 for each violation.
   (6) Existing law requires the board to develop a waste tire
manifest system for registered waste tire haulers that requires a
manifest to accompany each shipment of waste tires from the point of
origin to the processing, collection, storage, or disposal facility.

   This bill would repeal those provisions and would instead require
any person generating waste or used tires that are transported or
submitted for transportation to submit a California Uniform Waste and
Used Tire Manifest to the waste and used tire hauler and to submit
copies of the manifest to the board.  The bill would require a waste
and used tire hauler to possess that manifest while transporting
waste or used tires and would require the operator of a waste or used
tire facility to submit a copy of the manifest to the board and the
generator.  The board would be required to develop and implement a
system for auditing manifests, including continuously conducting
random sampling and matching of manifests.
   (7) Existing law requires every person who purchases a new tire
from a retail seller of new tires to pay a fee of 25
per tire to the seller.  Existing law authorizes the retail seller
to retain 10% of the fee as reimbursement for any costs associated
with the collection, and requires the seller to remit the remainder
to the state for deposit in the California Tire Recycling Management
Fund.  Under existing law, these provisions are repealed on January
1, 2001.  e   This bill, instead, would require a person who
purchases a new tire to pay a California tire fee, would increase the
fee to $1 per tire, until December 31, 2006, and would decrease the
fee, after that date, to 75
per tire.  The bill would authorize the retailer to retain 3% of the
fee as reimbursement for any costs associated with the collection.
The bill would require the fee to be separately stated and would
impose a civil penalty  upon a person or business that knowingly, or
with reckless disregard, makes a false statement or representation in
connection with the collection of this fee. The bill would revise
the definition of the term "new tire" for purposes of the fee, to
include a new tire sold with a new or used motor vehicle.  The bill
would also authorize the board to impose an administrative penalty
for a violation of the laws relating to tire recycling.  This bill
would delete the repeal of the provisions imposing this fee.  b   (8)
This bill would require the board to adopt a 5-year plan and update
that plan every 2 years, to establish goals and priorities for the
waste tire program and each program element.  The bill would require
the board to also submit, on or before July 1, 2001, and every two
years thereafter, the plan to the appropriate policy and fiscal
committees of the Legislature.
   The bill would require the Department of Transportation to submit
an annual report, by January 1, to the Legislature and the board, on
the use of waste tires in transportation and civil engineering
projects.
   The bill would also require the State Air Resources Board to
submit an annual report, by January 1, to the Governor, the
Legislature, and the board, on the air emissions from tire burning
facilities.
   (9) Under existing law, the money in the tire recycling fund is
authorized to be expended by the board, upon appropriation in the
annual Budget Act, for specified purposes concerning tire recycling,
the disposal of used tires, and for a program pursuant to which
grants are made to cities and counties for purposes of cleaning up
and abating the effects of solid waste illegally disposed of on farm
or ranch property.
   This bill would require that funding for the waste tire program be
appropriated consistent with the 5-year plan, as adopted and updated
by the board.
   This bill would limit the purposes for which the money could be
expended, for purposes of the grant program, to the cleanup,
abatement, or other remedial action related to the disposal of used
whole tires.
   The bill would require the board to provide funding to a local
agency designated by the board as the enforcement authority for the
storage of waste and used tires.  The bill would additionally
authorize up to $150,000 be expended from the fund to the Office of
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment for a report regarding the
toxicity of tire fires.  This bill would require that not less than
$6,500,000 be expended annually, for 6 years, for cleanup, abatement,
removal, and other remedial action related to tire stockpiles
throughout the state.
  (10) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state.  Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement, including the creation of a State Mandates Claims Fund
to pay the costs of mandates that do not exceed $1,000,000 statewide
and other procedures for claims whose statewide costs exceed
$1,000,000.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) This state generates over 30 million waste tires annually.  In
addition, over 3 million tires are imported into the state each
year.  Of these tires, roughly 19 million are recycled annually.
   (b) The state's landscape is also blighted by millions of tires
illegally dumped or stockpiled.  These stockpiles pose serious
threats to the public health, safety, and environment, particularly
when they are improperly maintained or catch fire.  These negative
environmental effects include habitat for pests and vectors, toxic
smoke and residues, and contaminated air, water, and soil.
   (c) This state has the unenviable distinction of having the
largest tire problem and the lowest tire recycling fee of any state
in the nation.  Moreover, this state's tire recycling fee is due to
sunset on January 1, 2001.
   (d) Within the last 18 months, this state experienced two
devastating tire fires; one at the Filbin stockpile in Westley and
the other at the Royster stockpile in Tracy.  These two fires burned
over 8 million tires, resulting in considerable environmental damage
to the region and significant adverse impacts to local residents.
These two fires also highlighted the need for additional state and
local regulatory authority in the waste tire area.
   (e) Without significant expansion of existing markets for waste
tires, such as rubberized asphalt concrete, playground mats and other
surfacing, civil engineering applications, tire derived fuel and the
development of new technologies that use waste tires, the tire
stockpiles, both legal and illegal, and the environmental threat they
pose, will continue to grow.
   (f) The California Integrated Waste Management Board's recent tire
report, required by Section 42871 of the Public Resources Code,
discussed the tire situation in the state, described how other states
addressed their tire issues, and detailed enforcement provisions and
regulatory actions needed to deal with this state's tire problem.
   (g) The purpose of this act is to do all of the following:
   (1) Implement many of the enforcement, market development,
administrative, and technical recommendations outlined in the
California Integrated Waste Management Board's recent report on
California's waste tire recycling enhancement program.
   (2) Encourage tire manufacturers to promote the use of retreaded
and longer-lasting tires, as well as develop recycled-content rubber
tires.
   (3) Stimulate waste and used tire market development activities,
while cleaning up existing waste tire piles and enforcing waste and
used tire laws.
   (4) Improve the current tire manifest system.
   (5) Increase state government's procurement and use of
recycled-content tire products, such as rubberized asphalt concrete,
crumb rubber products, and civil engineering applications.
  SEC. 2.  Section 42801.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   42801.5.  (a) "Altered waste tire" means a waste tire that has
been baled, shredded, chopped, or split apart.  "Altered waste tire"
does not mean crumb rubber.
   (b) "Alteration" or "altering," with reference to a waste tire,
means an action that produces an altered waste tire.
  SEC. 3.  Section 42801.6 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   42801.6.  "Baled tire" means either a whole or an altered tire
that has been compressed and then secured with a binding material for
the purpose of reducing its volume.
  SEC. 4.  Section 42801.7 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   42801.7.  "Crumb rubber" means rubber granules derived from a
waste tire that are less than or equal to, one-quarter inch or six
millimeters in size.
  SEC. 5.  Section 42803.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   42803.5.  "New or used motor vehicle" means any device by which
any person or property may be propelled, moved or drawn upon a
highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used
exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
  SEC. 6.  Section 42805.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   42805.5.  "Repairable tire" means a worn, damaged, or defective
tire that is retreadable, recappable, or regrooveable, or that can be
otherwise repaired to return the tire to its use as a vehicle tire,
and that meets the applicable requirements of the Vehicle Code and
Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations.
  SEC. 7.  Section 42805.6 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   42805.6.  "Scrap tire" means a worn, damaged, or defective tire
that is not a repairable tire.
  SEC. 8.  Section 42805.7 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   42805.7.  "Tire derived product" means material that meets both of
the following requirements:
   (a) Is derived from a process using whole tires as a feedstock.  A
process using whole tires includes, but is not limited to,
shredding, crumbing, or chipping.
   (b) Has been sold and removed from the processing facility.
  SEC. 9.  Section 42806.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   42806.5.  "Used tire" means a tire that meets all of the following
requirements:
   (a) The tire is no longer mounted on a vehicle but is still
suitable for use as a vehicle tire.
   (b) The tire meets the applicable requirements of the Vehicle Code
and Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations.
   (c) (1) The used tire is stored by size in a rack or a stack, but
not in a pile, in a manner approved by the local fire marshal and
vector control authorities and in accordance with the state minimum
standards.
   (2) A used tire stored pursuant to this section shall be stored in
a manner to allow the inspection of each individual tire.
  SEC. 10.  Section 42807 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42807.  "Waste tire" means a tire that is no longer mounted on a
vehicle and is no longer suitable for use as a vehicle tire due to
wear, damage, or deviation from the manufacturer's original
specifications.  A waste tire includes a repairable tire, scrap tire,
and altered waste tire, but does not include a tire derived product,
crumb rubber, or a used tire that is organized for inspection and
resale by size in a rack or a stack in accordance with Section
42806.5.
  SEC. 10.5.  Section 42808 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   42808.  "Waste tire facility" means a location, other than a solid
waste facility permitted pursuant to this division that receives for
transfer or disposal less than 150 tires per day averaged on an
annual basis, where, at any time, waste tires are stored, stockpiled,
accumulated, or discarded.  "Waste tire facility" includes all of
the following:
   (a) "Existing waste tire facility" means a waste tire facility
which is receiving, storing, or accumulating waste tires, or upon
which waste tires are discarded, on January 1, 1990.
   (b) "Major waste tire facility" means a waste tire facility where,
at any time, 5,000 or more waste tires are or will be stored,
stockpiled, accumulated, or discarded.
   (c) "Minor waste tire facility" means a waste tire facility where,
at any time, 500 or more, but less than 5,000, waste tires are or
will be stored, stockpiled, accumulated, or discarded.  However, a
"minor waste tire facility" does not include a tire dealer or an
automobile dismantler, as defined in Sections 220 and 221 of the
Vehicle Code, who stores used or waste tires on the dealer's or
dismantler's premises for less than 90 days if not more than 1,500
total used or waste tires are ever accumulated on the dealer's or
dismantler's premises.
  SEC. 11.  Section 42814 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   42814.  (a) If approved by the board, any generator, waste and
used tire hauler, or operator of a waste tire facility that is
subject to the manifest requirements of Section 42961.5, may submit
an electronic report to the department, in lieu of the copy of the
manifest required by subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 42961.5.
  The electronic report shall include all information required to be
on the California Uniform Waste and Used Tire Manifest, and any other
information required by the board.
   (b) A generator, waste and used tire hauler, or operator of a
waste tire facility subject to subdivision (a) may submit the
electronic reports to the board on a quarterly schedule.
  SEC. 12.  Section 42842 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.

  SEC. 13.  Section 42843 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.

  SEC. 14.  Section 42843 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   42843.  (a) The board, after holding a hearing in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Sections 11503 to 11519, inclusive, of
the Government Code, may revoke, suspend, or deny a waste tire
facility permit for a period of up to three years, if the board
determines any of the following:
   (1) The permit was obtained by a material misrepresentation or
failure to disclose relevant factual information.
   (2) The operator of the waste tire facility, during the previous
three years, has been issued a final order for, failed to comply
with, or has been convicted of, any of the following:
   (A) One or more violations of this chapter or the regulations
adopted pursuant to this chapter.
   (B) One or more violations of Chapter 19 (commencing with Section
42950) or the regulations adopted pursuant to that chapter.
   (C) The terms or conditions of the operator's waste tire facility
permit.
   (D) Any order, direction, or penalty issued by the board relating
to the safe storage or processing of waste tires.
   (b) If the board determines that a violation specified in
paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) demonstrates a chronic, recurring
pattern of noncompliance that poses, or may pose, a significant risk
to public health and safety or the environment, or if the violation
has not been corrected or reasonable progress toward correction has
not been achieved, the board may suspend, revoke, or deny a waste
tire facility permit, in accordance with the procedure specified in
subdivision (a), for a period of not more than five years.
   (c) If the board determines that a violation specified in
paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) has resulted in significant harm to
human health or the environment, the board may suspend, revoke, or
deny a waste tire facility permit, in accordance with the procedure
specified in subdivision (a), for a period of five years or greater.

  SEC. 14.5.  Section 42845 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   42845.  (a) Any person who stores, stockpiles, or accumulates
waste tires at a location for which a waste tire facility permit is
required pursuant to this chapter, or in violation of the terms and
conditions of the permit, the provisions of this chapter, or the
regulations adopted under this chapter, shall, upon order of the
board, clean up those waste tires or abate the effects thereof, or,
in the case of threatened pollution or nuisance, take other necessary
remedial action.
   (b) Upon failure of any person to comply with the cleanup or
abatement order, the Attorney General, district attorney, or county
counsel, at the request of the board, shall petition, within 45 days
of the discovery of that failure, the superior court for that county
for the issuance of an injunction requiring the person to comply
with that order.  In any suit, the court shall have jurisdiction to
grant a prohibitory or mandatory injunction, either preliminary or
permanent, as the facts may warrant.
  SEC. 15.  Section 42849 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42849.  (a) "Threaten" or "threat," for purposes of this article,
means a condition creating a substantial probability of harm, when
the probability and potential extent of harm make it reasonably
necessary to take immediate action to prevent, reduce, or mitigate
damages to persons, property, natural resources, or the public health
or safety.
   (b) If the board finds either an imminent threat to public health,
safety, or the environment, or a threat, as defined by subdivision
(a), the board may conduct an emergency meeting to determine the
legal, enforcement, cleanup, or other necessary actions that may be
taken to correct that imminent threat or threat.  Such a finding by
the board shall be deemed to be an "emergency situation" for purposes
of, and in addition to the situations described in, Section 11125.5
of the Government Code.
  SEC. 15.5.  Section 42866 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.

  SEC. 16.  Section 42885 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42885.  (a) For purposes of this section, "California tire fee"
means the fee imposed pursuant to this section.
   (b) (1)   (A) On and before December 31, 2006, every person who
purchases a new tire, as defined in subdivision (g), shall pay a
California tire fee of one dollar ($1.00) per tire.
   (B) On and after January 1, 2007, every person who purchases a new
tire, as defined in subdivision (g), shall pay a California tire fee
of seventy-five cents ($0.75) per tire.
   (2) The retail seller shall charge the retail purchaser the amount
of the California tire fee as a charge that is separate from, and
not included in, any other fee, charge, or other amount paid by the
retail purchaser.
   (3) The retail seller shall collect the California tire fee from
the retail purchaser at the time of sale and may retain 3 percent of
the fee as reimbursement for any costs associated with the collection
of the fee.  The retail seller shall remit the remainder to the
state on a quarterly schedule for deposit in the California Tire
Recycling Management Fund, which is hereby created in the State
Treasury.
   (c) The board, or its agent authorized pursuant to Section 42882,
shall be reimbursed for its costs of collection, auditing, and making
refunds associated with the California Tire Recycling Management
Fund, but not to exceed 3 percent of the total annual revenue
deposited in the fund.
   (d) The California tire fee imposed pursuant to subdivision (a)
shall be separately stated by the retail seller on the invoice given
to the customer at the time of sale.  Any other disposal or
transaction fee charged by the retail seller related to the tire
purchase shall be identified separately from the California tire fee.

   (e) Any person or business who knowingly, or with reckless
disregard, makes any false statement or representation in any
document used to comply with this section is liable for a civil
penalty for each violation or, for continuing violations, for each
day that the violation continues.  Liability under this section may
be imposed in a civil action and shall not exceed twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation.
   (f) In addition to the civil penalty that may be imposed pursuant
to subdivision (e), the board may impose an administrative penalty in
an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each
violation of a separate provision or, for continuing violations, for
each day that the violation continues, on any person who
intentionally or negligently violates any permit, rule, regulation,
standard, or requirement issued or adopted pursuant to this chapter.
The board shall adopt regulations that specify the amount of the
administrative penalty and the procedure for imposing an
administrative penalty pursuant to this subdivision.
   (g) For purposes of this section, "new tire" means a pneumatic or
solid tire intended for use with on-road or off-road motor vehicles,
motorized equipment, construction equipment, or farm equipment that
is sold separately from the motorized equipment, or a new tire sold
with a new or used motor vehicle, including the spare tire,
construction equipment, or farm equipment.  "New tire" does not
include retreaded, reused, or recycled tires.
  SEC. 17.  Section 42885.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   42885.5.  (a) The board shall adopt a five-year plan, which shall
be updated every two years, to establish goals and priorities for the
waste tire program and each program element.
   (b) On or before July 1, 2001, and every two years thereafter, the
board shall submit the adopted five-year plan to the appropriate
policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature.  The board shall
include, in the plan, programmatic and fiscal issues including, but
not limited to, the hierarchy used by the board to maximize
productive uses of waste and used tires and the performance
objectives and measurement criteria used by the board to evaluate the
success of its waste and used tire recycling program.  Additionally,
the plan shall describe each program element's effectiveness, based
upon performance measures developed by the board, including, but not
limited to, the following:
   (1) Enforcement and regulations relating to the storage of waste
and used tires.
   (2) Cleanup, abatement, or other remedial action related to tire
stockpiles throughout the state.
   (3) Research directed at promoting and developing alternatives to
the landfill disposal of tires.
   (4) Market development and new technology activities for used
tires and waste tires.
   (5) The waste and used tire hauler program and manifest system.
   (c) The board shall base the budget for the California Tire
Recycling Act and program funding on the plan.
  SEC. 18.  Section 42889 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42889.  Funding for the waste tire program shall be appropriated
to the board in the annual Budget Act in a manner consistent with the
five-year plan adopted and updated by the board.  The moneys in the
fund shall be expended for the payment of refunds under this chapter
and for the following purposes:
   (a) To pay the administrative overhead cost of this chapter, not
to exceed 5 percent of the total revenue deposited in the fund
annually, or an amount otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act.

   (b) To pay the costs of administration associated with collection,
making refunds, and auditing revenues in the fund, not to exceed 3
percent of the total revenue deposited in the fund, as provided in
subdivision (b) of Section 42885.
   (c) To pay the costs associated with operating the tire recycling
program specified in Article 3 (commencing with Section 42870).
   (d) To pay the costs associated with the development and
enforcement of regulations relating to the storage of waste tires and
used tires.  The board shall consider designating a city, county, or
city and county as the enforcement authority of regulations relating
to the storage of waste tires and used tires, as provided in
subdivision (c) of Section 42850.  If the board designates a local
entity for that purpose, the board shall provide sufficient, stable,
and noncompetitive funding to that entity for that purpose, based on
available resources, as provided in the five-year plan adopted and
updated as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 42855.5.  The board
may consider and create, as appropriate, financial incentives for
citizens who report the illegal disposal of waste tires and used
tires as a means of enhancing local and statewide waste tire and used
tire enforcement programs.
   (e) To pay the costs of cleanup, abatement, removal, or other
remedial action related to tire stockpiles throughout the state,
including, all approved costs incurred by other public agencies
involved in these activities by contract with the board.  Not less
than six million five hundred thousand dollars ($6,500,000) shall be
expended by the board during each of the following fiscal years for
this purpose:  2001-02 to 2006-07, inclusive.
   (f) To make studies and conduct research directed at promoting and
developing alternatives to the landfill disposal of tires.
   (g) To assist in developing markets and new technologies for used
tires and waste tires.  The board's expenditure of funds for purposes
of this subdivision shall reflect the priorities for waste
management practices specified in subdivision (a) of Section 40051.
   (h) To pay the costs associated with implementing and operating a
waste tire and used tire hauler program and manifest system pursuant
to Chapter 19 (commencing with Section 42950).
   (i) To pay the costs to create and maintain an emergency reserve,
which shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000).
   (j) To pay the costs of cleanup, abatement, or other remedial
action related to the disposal of used whole tires in implementing
and operating the Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement
Grant Program established pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with
Section 48100) of Part 7.
   (k) To pay the costs associated with the preparation of a report
by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, in
consultation with the State Air Resources Board, the Integrated Waste
Management Board, and the State Department of Health Services, that
includes, at a minimum, the major chemical constituents of smoke from
burning tires, the toxicity of those chemicals, and the potential
effects on human health from exposure to smoke from the tire fires.
The report shall be submitted to the Governor, the Legislature, and
the board by December 21, 2001.  The cost of preparing this report
shall not exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).
  SEC. 19.  Section 42889.1 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   42889.1.  Every two years, in conjunction with the State Budget
submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 12 of Article IV of
the California Constitution, the board shall submit to the
appropriate legislative policy and fiscal committees a plan that
describes the grants, loans, contracts, and other expenditures
proposed to be made by the board under the tire recycling program.
  SEC. 20.  Section 42889.3 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   42889.3.  On or before January 1 of each year, the Department of
Transportation shall report to the Legislature and the board on the
use of waste tires in transportation and civil engineering projects
during the previous five years, including, but not limited to, the
approximate number of tires used every year, and the types and
location of these projects.
  SEC. 20.5.  Section 42889.4 is added to the Public Resources Code,
to read:
   42889.4.  On or before January 1 of each year, the State Air
Resources Board, in conjunction with air pollution control districts
and air quality management districts, shall submit an annual report
to the Governor, the Legislature, and the board summarizing the types
and quantities of air emissions, if any, from facilities permitted
to burn tires during the previous year.
  SEC. 21.  Section 42950 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42950.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
apply:
   (a) "Agricultural purposes" means the use of waste tires as
bumpers on agricultural equipment or as a ballast to maintain covers
or structures at an agricultural site.
   (b) (1) "Altered waste tire" means a waste tire that has been
baled, shredded, chopped, or split apart.  "Altered waste tire" does
not mean crumb rubber.
   (2) "Alteration" or "altering," with reference to a waste tire,
means an action that produces an altered waste tire.
   (c) "Applicant" means any person seeking to register as a waste
tire hauler.
   (d) "Baled tire" means either a whole or an altered tire that has
been compressed and then secured with a binding material for the
purpose of reducing its volume.
   (e) "Common carrier" means a "common carrier," as defined in
Section 211 of the Public Utilities Code.
   (f) "Crumb rubber" means rubber granules derived from a waste tire
that are less than or one-quarter inch or six millimeters in size.
   (g) "Repairable tire" means a worn, damaged, or defective tire
that is retreadable, recappable, or regrooveable, or that can be
otherwise repaired to return the tire to use as a vehicle tire, and
that meets the applicable requirements of the Vehicle Code and Title
13 of the California Code of Regulations.
   (h) "Scrap tire" means a worn, damaged, or defective tire that is
not a repairable tire.
   (i) "Tire derived product" means material that meets both of the
following requirements:
   (1) Is derived from a process using whole tires as a feedstock.  A
process using whole tires includes, but is not limited to,
shredding, crumbing, or chipping.
   (2) Has been sold and removed from the processing facility.
   (j) "Used tire" means a tire that meets all of the following
requirements:
   (1) The tire is no longer mounted on a vehicle but is still
suitable for use as a vehicle tire.
   (2) The tire meets the applicable requirements of the Vehicle Code
and of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations.
   (3) (A) The used tire is stored by size in a rack or a stack, but
not in a pile, in a manner approved by the local fire marshal and
vector control authorities and in accordance with the state minimum
standards.
   (B) A used tire stored pursuant to this section shall be stored in
a manner to allow the inspection of each individual tire.
   (k) "Waste tire" means a tire that is no longer mounted on a
vehicle and is no longer suitable for use as a vehicle tire due to
wear, damage, or deviation from the manufacturer's original
specifications.  A waste tire includes a repairable tire, scrap tire,
and altered waste tire, but does not include a tire derived product,
crumb rubber, or a used tire that is organized for inspection and
resale by size in a rack or a stack in accordance with subdivision
(j).
  SEC. 22.  Section 42951 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42951.  (a) Every person who engages in the transportation of
waste or used tires shall hold a valid waste and used tire hauler
registration, unless exempt as specified in Section 42954.
   (b) A registered waste and used tire hauler shall only transport
waste or used tires to a facility that is permitted by the board or
exempted pursuant to this division to accept waste and used tires, or
to a facility that lawfully accepts waste or used tires for reuse or
disposal.
  SEC. 23.  Section 42952 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42952.  Except as provided in Section 42954, any person engaged in
transporting waste or used tires shall comply with all of the
following requirements:
   (a) The person shall be registered as a waste and used tire hauler
with the board.
   (b) The person shall not advertise or represent himself or herself
as being in the business of a waste and used tire hauler without
being registered as a waste and used tire hauler by the board.

   SEC. 24.  Section 42953 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42953.  Any person who gives, contracts, or arranges with another
person to transport waste or used tires shall utilize only a person
holding a valid waste and used tire hauler registration from the
board, unless the hauler is exempt as specified in Section 42954.
  SEC. 25.  Section 42954 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42954.  (a) A person who hauls waste or used tires is exempt from
registration under this chapter if at least one of the following
conditions is met:
   (1) The person is a solid waste collector operating under a
license or franchise from any local government and transports fewer
than 10 waste or used tires at any one time.
   (2) The person transports fewer than 10 waste or used tires at any
one time.
   (3) The person is the United States, the State of California, or
any county, city, town, or municipality in the state, except when
vehicles the public agency owns or operates are used as a waste and
used tire carrier for hire.
   (4) The waste or used tires were inadvertently mixed or commingled
with solid waste and it is not economical or safe to remove or
recover them.
   (5) The vehicle originated outside the boundaries of the state and
is destined for a point outside the boundaries of the state, if no
waste or used tires are loaded or unloaded within the boundaries of
the state.
   (6) The person is hauling waste or used tires for agricultural
purposes.  However, notwithstanding Section 42961.5, a person hauling
waste or used tires for agricultural purposes shall carry a manifest
from the generator in the vehicle during transportation, which may
be destroyed after delivery.
   (7) The waste or used tires were hauled by a common carrier who
transported something other than waste or used tires to an original
destination point and then transported waste or used tires on the
return part of the trip, and the revenue derived from the waste or
used tires is incidental when compared to the revenue earned by the
carrier.
   (8) The person is transporting waste or used tires to an amnesty
day event or to a legal disposal site and has received written
authorization from the local enforcement agency specifying conditions
for that hauling for one day.
   (9)  The person complies with any additional conditions for
exemption, as approved by the board.
   (b) Any person who transports tires in violation of subdivision
(b) of Section 42951 shall not be exempt pursuant to subdivision (a).

  SEC. 26.  Section 42955 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42955.  An application for a new or renewed waste and used tire
hauler registration shall be made on a form approved by the board.
The application shall include, but not be limited to, all of the
following:
   (a) A vehicle description, vehicle identification number, vehicle
license number, and the name of the registered vehicle owner for each
vehicle used for transporting waste or used tires.
   (b) The business name under which the hauler operates, and the
business owners' name, address, and telephone number.
   (c) Other business names under which the hauler operates.
   (d) A bond in favor of the State of California in the amount of
ten thousand dollars ($10,000).  Proof of bond renewal shall be
submitted with the application for annual renewal of a waste and used
tire hauler registration.
   (e) Any additional information required by the board.
  SEC. 27.  Section 42956 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42956.  (a) Upon approval of an application submitted pursuant to
Section 42955, the board shall issue a waste and used tire hauler
registration to be carried in the vehicle and a waste and used tire
hauler decal to be permanently affixed to the lower right hand corner
of the windshield.
   (b) Any person who operates a vehicle or who authorizes the
operation of a vehicle that transports 10 or more tires without a
valid and current waste and used tire hauler registration, as issued
by the board pursuant to Section 42955, shall be subject to the
enforcement actions specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section
42962).
   (c) The waste and used tire hauler registration shall be presented
upon demand of an authorized representative of the board.
  SEC. 28.  Section 42958 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42958.  The initial waste and used tire hauler registration issued
pursuant to this chapter shall be valid from the date of issuance to
January 1 of the subsequent calendar year.  Subsequent renewals
shall be valid for one calendar year.  The registration shall be
renewed prior to its expiration.
  SEC. 29.  Section 42959 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.

  SEC. 30.  Section 42960 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42960.  (a) The board may suspend, revoke, or deny a waste and
used tire hauler registration for a period of up to three years, by
filing an accusation in accordance with the procedures of Sections
11505 to 11519, inclusive, of the Government Code, if the holder of
the registration does any of the following:
   (1) Commits more than three violations of, or fails to comply with
any requirements of, this chapter or Chapter 16 (commencing with
Section 42800), or the regulations adopted pursuant to those
provisions, within a one year period.
   (2) Commits, aids, or abets any violation of this chapter or
Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 42800), or the regulations
adopted pursuant to those provisions, or permits an agent to do so,
and the board determines that the violation poses an immediate threat
of harm to public safety or to the environment.
   (3) Commits, aids, or abets a failure to comply with this chapter
or Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 42800), or the regulations
adopted pursuant to those provisions, or permits an agent to do so,
and the board determines that the failure to comply shows a repeating
or recurring occurrence or that the failure to comply may pose a
threat to public health or safety or the environment.
   (4) Commits any misrepresentation or omission of a significant
fact or other required information in the application for a waste and
used tire hauler registration or commits any misrepresentation or
omission of fact on any manifest more than three times in one year.
   (b) The board may suspend, revoke, or deny a waste and used tire
hauler registration for a period of three years to five years, or may
suspend, revoke, or deny a waste and used tire hauler registration
permanently, in accordance with the procedures specified in
subdivision (a), under any of the following circumstances:
   (1) The hauler's registration has been previously revoked or
denied for any violation specified in subdivision (a).
   (2) The hauler has been previously fined pursuant to this chapter
or Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 42800).
   (3) The board determines that the hauler's operations pose a
significant threat to public health and safety.
  SEC. 31.  Section 42961.5 of the Public Resources Code is repealed.

  SEC. 32.  Section 42961.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to
read:
   42961.5.  (a) For purposes of this chapter, "California Uniform
Waste and Used Tire Manifest" means a shipping document signed by a
generator of waste or used tires, a waste and used tire hauler, or
the operator of a waste or used tire facility that contains all of
the information required by the board, including, but not limited to,
an accurate measurement of the number of tires being shipped, the
type or types of the tires, the date the shipment originated, and the
origin and intended final destination of the shipment.
   (b) Any person generating waste or used tires that are transported
or submitted for transportation, for offsite handling, altering,
storage, disposal, or for any combination thereof, shall complete a
California Uniform Waste and Used Tire Manifest, as required by the
board.  The generator shall provide the manifest to the waste and
used tire hauler at the time of transfer of the tires.  Each
generator shall submit to the board, on a quarterly schedule, a
legible copy of each manifest.  The copy submitted to the board shall
contain the signatures of the generator and the waste and used tire
hauler.  If approved by the board, in lieu of submitting a copy of
each manifest used, a generator may submit an electronic report to
the board meeting the requirements of Section 42814.
   (c) (1) Any waste and used tire hauler registered as required by
subdivision (a) of Section 42951 shall have the California Uniform
Waste and Used Tire Manifest in his or her possession while
transporting waste or used tires.  The manifest shall be shown upon
demand to any representative of the board, any officer of the
California Highway Patrol, or any local public officer designated by
the local enforcement agency.
   (2) Any waste and used tire hauler hauling waste or used tires for
offsite handling, altering, storage, disposal, or any combination
thereof, shall complete the California Uniform Waste and Used Tire
Manifest as required by the board.  The waste and used tire hauler
shall provide the manifest to the waste or used tire facility
operator who receives the waste or used tires for handling, altering,
storage, disposal, or any combination thereof.  Each waste and used
tire hauler shall submit to the board, on a quarterly schedule, a
legible copy of each manifest.  The copy submitted to the board shall
contain the signatures of the generator and the facility operator.
If approved by the board, in lieu of submitting a copy of each
manifest used, a generator may submit an electronic report to the
board meeting the requirements of Section 42814.
   (d) Each waste or used tire facility operator that receives waste
or used tires for handling, altering, storage, disposal, or any
combination thereof, that was transported with a manifest pursuant to
this section, shall submit copies of each manifest provided by the
waste and used tire hauler to the board and the generator on a
quarterly schedule.  The copy submitted to the board shall contain
the signatures of each generator, each transporter, and the facility
operator.  If approved by the board, in lieu of submitting a copy of
each manifest used, a facility operator may submit an electronic
report to the board meeting the requirements of Section 42814.
   (e) The board shall develop and implement a system for auditing
manifests submitted to the board pursuant to this section, for the
purpose of enforcing this section.  The board or its agent shall
continuously conduct random sampling and matching of manifests
submitted by any person generating waste or used tires, hauling waste
or used tires, or operating waste or used tire facilities, to assure
compliance with this section.
  SEC. 33.  Section 42962 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42962.  (a) Any person who  does any of the following shall be
liable for a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000) for each violation of a separate provision or for
continuing violations for each day that violation continues:
   (1) Intentionally or negligently violates any permit, rule,
regulation, standard, or requirement issued or adopted pursuant to
this chapter.
   (2) Knowingly, or with reckless disregard, makes any false
statement or representation in any application, manifest, record,
report, permit, or other document filed, maintained, or used for
purposes of compliance with this chapter.
   (b) Liability under subdivision (a) may be imposed in a civil
action.
   (c) In addition to the civil penalty that may be imposed pursuant
to subdivision (a), the board may impose civil penalties
administratively in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars
($5,000) for each violation of a separate provision or for continuing
violations for each day that violation continues, on any person who
intentionally or negligently violates any permit, rule, regulation,
standard, or requirement issued or adopted pursuant to this chapter.
The board shall adopt regulations that specify the procedures and
amounts for the imposition of administrative civil penalties pursuant
to this subdivision.
  SEC. 34.  Section 42963 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   42963.  This chapter, or any regulations adopted pursuant to
Section 42966, is not a limitation on the power of a city, county, or
district to impose and enforce reasonable land use conditions or
restrictions on facilities that handle waste or used tires in order
to protect the public health and safety or the environment, including
preventing or mitigating potential nuisances, if the conditions or
restrictions do not conflict with, or impose less stringent
requirements than, this chapter or those regulations.  However, this
chapter, including any regulations that are adopted pursuant to
Section 42966, is intended to establish a uniform statewide program
for the regulation of waste and used tire haulers that will prevent
the illegal disposal of tires, but which will not subject waste and
used tire haulers to multiple registration or manifest requirements.
Therefore, any local laws regulating the transportation of waste or
used tires are preempted by this chapter.
  SEC. 35.  Section 48100 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   48100.  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that illegal
disposal of solid waste on property owned by innocent parties is a
longstanding problem needing attention and that grants provided under
this chapter will support the cleanup of farm and ranch property.
   (b) On or before January 1, 1999, the board shall establish a farm
and ranch solid waste cleanup and abatement grant program under
which cities and counties may seek financial assistance for the
purposes of cleaning up and abating the effects of illegally disposed
solid waste pursuant to this chapter.
   (c) (1) The Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement
Account is hereby created in the General Fund and may be expended by
the board, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget
Act, for the purposes of this chapter.
   (2) The following funds shall be deposited into the account:
   (A) Money appropriated by the Legislature from the Integrated
Waste Management Fund or the California Used Oil Recycling Fund to
the board for the grant program, or from the California Tire
Recycling Management Fund to the board for the purposes set forth in
subdivision (j) of Section 42889.
   (B) Notwithstanding Section 16475 of the Government Code, any
interest earned on the money in the account.
   (3) The board may expend the money in the account for both of the
following purposes:
   (A) To pay the costs of implementing this chapter, which costs
shall not exceed 7 percent of the funds available for the grant
program.
   (B) To make payments to cities and counties for grants authorized
by this chapter.
   (4) Upon authorization by the Legislature in the annual Budget
Act, the sum of all funds transferred into the account from other
funds or accounts shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000)
annually.
   (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the grant program
shall be funded from the following funds:
   (A) The Integrated Waste Management Fund.
   (B) The California Tire Recycling Management Fund, for the
purposes set forth in subdivision (j) of Section 42889.
   (C) The California Used Oil Recycling Fund.
  SEC. 36.  Notwithstanding Section 17610 of the Government Code, if
the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains
costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and
school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7
(commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the
Government Code.  If the statewide cost of the claim for
reimbursement does not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000),
reimbursement shall be made from the State Mandates Claims Fund.
